5–1

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
SJS	1	0	4	5
CGY	0	1	0	1

Sharks at Flames

Sharks beat Flames 5–1 at Scotiabank Saddledome on December 31, 1996.

🗓 Tue, Dec 31, 1996 · 19:00 CST 📍 Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦈 SJS

Jeff Friesen

1 G, 3 A

2 shots · +4

2nd star 🦈 SJS

Ulf Dahlen

2 G

2 shots · +3

3rd star 🦈 SJS

Bernie Nicholls

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🦈 Jeff Friesen Go-ahead 1st · 10:41

Assists: Andrei Nazarov

1–0

2nd period

🔥 Ed Ward Tying 2nd · 04:39

Assists: Dale Mctavish, Sami Helenius

1–1

3rd period

🦈 Ulf Dahlen Go-ahead 3rd · 01:12

Assists: Jeff Friesen, Marty McSorley

2–1

🦈 Ulf Dahlen 3rd · 09:24

Assists: Jeff Friesen, Bernie Nicholls

3–1

🦈 Owen Nolan 3rd · 11:03

Assists: Marcus Ragnarsson

4–1

🦈 Bernie Nicholls 3rd · 11:35

Assists: Jeff Friesen, Doug Bodger

5–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS CGY🔥

26 Shots on goal 30

61 Penalty minutes 23

SJS shooting 19.2% (5/26) CGY shooting 3.3% (1/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Chris Terreri

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔥Flames

Dwayne Roloson

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

Flames

Flames: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 2nd: 15-19-2 (42% win rate, 36 games)

Flames

Flames — tied after 2nd: 16-19-3 (42% win rate, 38 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Sharks lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

2–1 (OT) · Sharks won

❓ SJS vs CGY, answered

Who won Sharks vs Flames on December 31, 1996?

Sharks won 5–1.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Flames?

The final score was Sharks 5, Flames 1.

Who scored for Sharks?

Ulf Dahlen (2), Bernie Nicholls, Jeff Friesen, Owen Nolan.

Who scored for Flames?

Ed Ward.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Chris Terreri made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Flames goalie play?

Dwayne Roloson made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Flames played?

At Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, the Flames home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Flames season series?

Sharks lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Dec 28

🔥Flames

Previous game · Dec 29

Also on December 31, 1996

Sharks season page Flames season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule